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...terms of delegates, Jackson does not figure to be much of a factor at the Democratic Convention. His influence will come from his proven ability to rally black voters. Jackson has already stated that he will support only a nominee who shares his opposition to runoff elections, dual registration and other measures that he feels undermine the Voting Rights Act and black political might. "Jesse is a power broker," says Ronnie Priest, 26, a black graduate student at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. "Hopefully, he can make the Democratic Party pay up front, rather than take a promissory note...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Showing His Stuff in Dixie | 3/26/1984 | See Source »

...squalid shantytowns of wooden clapboard, sheet metal and clay adobe that ring the capital, barefoot children share the streets with squealing piglets, chickens and goats. Conditions in the bleak ten-story apartment houses in town are not much better: in front of one building, women and children draw runoff water from an enormous pothole in the street...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Angola: A Ghost of Its Former Self | 10/10/1983 | See Source »

...private wells would be shut down, and a dike could then be built around the city, with a runoff canal leading directly to the sea. Finally, the plan calls for Bangkok's sagging water table to be refilled, a move that should stop the sinking process. City planners are pessimistic, however, because the final price tag could run to several times Bangkok's annual budget of $207 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Rescuing a Sinking City | 10/3/1983 | See Source »

With only two weeks left until Boston's October 11 preliminary mayoral election, a clearer picture has emerged of which two candidates will compete in the November 15 runoff...

Author: By Michael W. Hirschorn, | Title: Picture Clears in Boston Mayor's Race | 9/27/1983 | See Source »

...poll, analysts say, for the first time raises the possibility that Finnegan--long considered a shoo-in for the final--may finish third and fail to make the runoff. The former School Committee chairman and WBZ-radio talk show host has been hurt because many voters feel his campaign lacks substance...

Author: By Michael W. Hirschorn, | Title: Picture Clears in Boston Mayor's Race | 9/27/1983 | See Source »

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